māhātmya माहात्म्य – glory; greatness
substantive neuter
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AYI dictionary substantive neuter
glory; greatness
Cappeller 1891 substantive neuter
Original text · English · substantive neuter
māhātmya ·n. magnanimity, highness, majesty.
Monier-Williams 1872 substantive neuter
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Māhātmya, am, n. (fr. mahātman), greatness of soul, high-mindedness, magnanimity, exalted state or position, greatness, majesty, dignity; the peculiar efficacy or virtue of any divinity or sacred shrine; a work giving an account of the merits of any holy place or object; [cf. devī-m˚, bhāva-nārāyaṇa-m˚.]
Petersburger 1855 substantive neuter
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māhātmya (wie eben) n. hohes Wesen, hoher Sinn, Grösse, Majestät, Macht, Würde AK. 3,4,3,27. hariścandrasya MBH. 2,488. BHAG. 11,2. R. 2,44,8. R. 2,72,43. R. 6,36,68. HARIV. 5749. Spr. 3326. Spr. 5202. VARĀH. BṚH. 8,16. KATHĀS. 52,381. KATHĀS. 66,65. RĀJA-TAR. 5,24. MĀRK. P. 16,51. MĀRK. P. 108,29. LA. (II) 58,9. PAÑCAT. 48,18. fg. PAÑCAT. ed. orn. 58,18. PRAB. 103,9. NĪLAK. 71. sthāpitā satsu māhātmyaṃ śaṅkitā ripavaḥ kṛtāḥ HARIV. 4858. ityetadgoṣu me proktaṃ māhātmyam MBH. 13,2701. himavataḥ KATHĀS. 1,14. dahanasya Spr. 36, v. l. vasuṃdharāyāḥ UTTARARĀMAC. 74,11. khaḍga˚ KATHĀS. 42,162. kaṇṭhasthasūtra˚ KATHĀS. 37,128. KATHĀS. 43,65. tapasaḥ KATHĀS. 40,103. KATHĀS. 72,276. svasattva˚ KATHĀS. 187. śīlasya KATHĀS. 36,132. dānasya Spr. 1746. svamati˚ RĀJA-TAR. 4,528. māgha˚ Verz. d. B. H. No. 457. am Ende eines adj. comp. f. ā RĀJA-TAR. 3,391. — Vgl. devī˚, bhāvanārāyaṇa˚, mahātmya.
Böhtlingk 1879 substantive neuter
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māhātmya n. (adj. Comp. f. ā) hohes Wesen, hoher Sinn, Grösse, Majestät, Macht, Würde.
Apte 1890 substantive neuter
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māhātmyaṃ [mahātmano bhāvaḥ ṣyañ] 1 Magnanimity, noble-mindedness, greatness; U. 4. 5. 2 Majesty, dignity, exalted position. 3 The peculiar virtue of any divinity or sacred shrine; or a work giving an account of the merits of such divinities or shrines; as davomīhātmya, śanimāhātmya &c.
Cappeller 1887 substantive neuter
Original text · German · substantive neuter
māhātmya n. Großherzigkeit. Hochsinn, Erhabenheit, Würde, Macht, Majestät.
Burnouf 1866 substantive neuter
Original text · French · substantive neuter
māhātmya māhātmya n. (mahātman) magnanimité, majesté.
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HP 1 occurrence
SiSa 6 occurrences
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